Senior Cybersecurity Architect

Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital transformation, provides one of the most comprehensive portfolios of end-to-end service offerings on the market: consulting, systems integration, software development, infrastructure management, and business process services. We are trusted by private and public sector organizations to deliver innovative, secure, and high-value solutions that drive business growth and societal progress.

As a Senior Cybersecurity Architect, you will play a strategic role in designing, implementing, and maintaining secure architectures for our clients' IT environments, ensuring robust protection of systems, networks, and data against evolving cyber threats.

You will be instrumental in developing security frameworks, defining best practices, and ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations — particularly in the context of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Intelligence (BI), and Data Analytics service delivery.

Working closely with IT teams, product architects, and business stakeholders, you will assess risks, implement security controls, and advise on secure architectures that align with organizational objectives. Your expertise in cloud security, threat modelling, risk management, and data protection will help shape a resilient cybersecurity posture across complex enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities

1. Designing Security Blueprints

• Model, document, and maintain reusable security architecture patterns and blueprints for use by service teams.

• Advise customers on incorporating these blueprints into their Cybersecurity Roadmaps.

• Provide expert guidance on the design, implementation, and governance of secure architectures across Azure and AWS, leveraging native security services, compliance frameworks, and best practices.

• Demonstrate experience with large-scale IT environments (thousands of systems and applications).

2. Security Architecture Reviews

• Collaborate with customers' product architects to review and assess the security posture of their implementations.

• Ensure solution designs align with documented security blueprints.

• Embed security into the DevSecOps process and software development lifecycle (SDLC).

3. AI, BI, and Data Analytics Security

• Design and implement cybersecurity architectures for cloud-based data and AI platforms.

• Apply deep knowledge of data security concepts such as encryption, tokenization, data masking, secure APIs, and access control.

• Demonstrate familiarity with data analytics stacks and experience securing AI/ML environments and MLOps workflows.

4. Identity & Access Management (IAM)

• Ensure the secure integration of IAM solutions with cloud and enterprise applications, supporting least privilege and zero-trust principles.

5. Technical Skills

• Develop automation scripts and tools in Python to support security operations, auditing, and compliance activities.

6. Collaboration, Leadership & Security Culture

• Partner with IT, DevOps, and business teams to foster a culture where security is a shared responsibility.

• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and coaching to security engineers and architecture teams.

• Serve as a trusted security advisor for internal squads and customer stakeholders, operating with autonomy, proactivity, and strong communication skills.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.

• 10+ years of experience in Cybersecurity Architecture, with a strong focus on business continuity and large-scale enterprise environments.

• Proven experience with cloud-native security on Azure and AWS.

• Practical knowledge of Agile and SAFe methodologies and their application to architecture design.

• Familiarity with architecture frameworks such as TOGAF and SABSA.

• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to deliver practical, innovative, and secure solutions.

• Experience in public sector or similarly complex, regulated environments is highly desirable.

As part of one of Europe's leading digital solutions providers, you'll benefit from a wide range of career development opportunities, both locally and internationally. At the Sopra Steria Academy, you'll be part of a dynamic network of 56,000 professionals at every stage of their career. With a wide range of offices to explore, you can find the right place and take the next step in your career.

We offer a generous benefits package that includes:

• Access to our Sopra Steria training and personal development academy
• A leased company car or mobility budget
• A company laptop and mobile phone
• Private health insurance
• Meal vouchers
• Social security and pension scheme
• Competitive salary
• 26 days holiday

Sopra Steria today implements the tools of the future in some of the world's largest companies in the industrial and financial services sectors. By being bold, our professionals are changing the way business is done.

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Sopra Steria is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, ancestry, nationality, color, family or medical leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. We foster a work environment that is inclusive and respectful of all differences.